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Mississippi
State-by-State List
With
the development of Mississippi State outfielder Hunter Renfroe into a
prime-time prospect and overnight emergence of East Central
shortstop/outfielder Tim Anderson and Northwest Mississippi
lefthander Cody Reed into two of the elite junior-college players in
the nation, Mississippi has become a prime-time destination this
spring for scouts. Few states have changed their profile in a
positive direction over the course of the 2013 season more than
Mississippi has.
Hard-throwing
Ole Miss righthander Bobby Wahl was considered the state’s only
sure bet to be drafted in the first couple of rounds at the outset,
but he now has plenty of company at the top of the draft board.
The Mississippi high-school ranks aren't expected to
contribute as much to the state’s expected draft haul. It’s possible that
no prep player from the state may be drafted in the first 10
rounds—something that hasn’t occurred since 2005.

STRENGTH:
High-end junior-college prospectsWEAKNESS:
High-school talentOVERALL
RATING
(1-to-5 scale): 4
BEST
COLLEGE TEAM:
Mississippi StateBEST
JUNIOR-COLLEGE TEAM:
Pearl RiverBEST
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM:
Oak Grove HS, Hattiesburg
PROSPECT
ON THE RISE: Cody Reed, lhp, Northwest Mississippi CC. Reed
was a virtual unknown to the scouting community at the start of the
2013 season, but his emergence as a possible first-round pick in the
span of just three months speaks volumes about possibly the best
rags-to-riches success story in this year’s draft. The 6-foot-5
Reed exploded on the scene with his combination of size, mid-90s
fastball and smooth mechanics from the left side.
WILD
CARD: Silento Sayles, ss, Port Gibson HS, Pattison. Sayles
has drawn his share of comparisons to record-breaking base stealer
Billy Hamilton, drafted out of a Mississippi high school in 2009 and
now a top prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Though Sayles
is extremely raw at this stage of his development, he can fly—as a
record 103 stolen bases this spring at the high-school level
attest—and he could be a premium-round draft on the basis of his
speed alone.
BEST
OUT-OF-STATE PROSPECT, Mississippi Connection:
Jacoby Jones, 2b/of, Louisiana State University (Attended high school
in Richton)Top
2014 Prospect:
Mason Robbins, of/lhp, University of Southern MississippiTop2015
Prospect:
Jacob Robson, of, Mississippi State University
HIGHEST
DRAFT PICKS
Highest
Pick, Draft History: Will
Clark, 1b, Mississippi State University (1985, Giants/first round,
2nd pick)2008
Draft: Lance
Lynn, rhp, University of Mississippi (Cardinals/1st round, 39th pick)2009
Draft: Billy
Hamilton, ss, Taylorsville HS (Reds/2nd round)2010
Draft: Drew
Pomeranz, lhp, University of Mississippi (Indians/1st round, 5th pick)2011
Draft: Conner
Barron, ss, Sumrall HS (Marlins/3rd round)2012
Draft: D.J.
Davis, of, Stone County HS, Wiggins (Blue Jays/1st round, 17th pick)
2012 DRAFT OVERVIEW
College
Players Drafted/Signed:
13/10Junior
College Players Drafted/Signed:
3/0High
School Players Drafted/Signed:
5/4
BEST
TOOLS
Best
Athlete: Tim
Anderson, ss/of, East Central CC; Hunter Renfroe, of, Mississippi
State UniversityBest
Hitter:
Hunter Renfroe, of, Mississippi State UniversityBest
Power:
Hunter Renfroe, of, Mississippi State UniversityBest
Speed:Tim
Anderson, ss/of, East Central CC; Silento Sayles, ss/of, Port Gibson
HS, PattisonBest
Defender:
Stuart Turner, c, University of Mississippi; Adam Frazier, ss,
Mississippi State UniversityBest
Velocity:
Bobby Wahl, rhp, University of MississippiBest
Breaking Stuff:
Bobby Wahl, rhp, University of MississippiBest
Pitchability:
Kendal Graveman, rhp, Mississippi State University; Andrew Pierce,
rhp, University of Southern Mississippi

TOP
PROSPECTS, GROUPS 1 and 2

GROUP 1 (rounds 1-3)
1. HUNTER RENFROE,
of, Mississippi State UniversityThe
real Hunter Renfroe has stood up this spring, and there may not be a
player in the 2013 draft class who has a better overall tool-set than
the powerful Mississippi State right fielder. After playing sparingly
for the Bulldogs as a freshman and hitting a modest .252-4-25 as a
sophomore, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Renfroe has busted out with a
monster junior season and leads his team with a .410 average, 14
homers and 45 RBIs. He has hit more homers than the rest of his
teammates combined, and those numbers are more in keeping with the
near-iconic status he achieved in two years of summer ball while
playing for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League. Renfroe
was selected the top prospect in that league two years running—first
for his ability to hit tape-measure home runs as a power-hitting
catcher while also lighting up radar guns to the tune of 98-99 mph as
a strong-armed relief pitcher. Even with a move last summer to center
field in his return to the Big Train, Renfroe was so dominant that he
set a league record for home runs before the 2012 season was barely
half over, and established numerous other offensive records. Though
he is
viewed as a legitimate big-league prospect at any number of
positions, Renfroe seemed to find a comfort zone this spring for the
Bulldogs as a right fielder, and his easy transition to that position
speaks to his superior athleticism and versatility. There isn’t a
tool in his bag that doesn’t rate as above average but it’s his
prodigious power at the plate, both for distance and frequency, that
truly sets him apart. Click here to read Renfroe's detailed Draft Focus report.

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